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add more info on configuration available to apps

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details, so you can stop reading here if you only want an overview and actionable details, so you can stop reading here if you only want an overview and actionable
advice (i.e. use profiles as identities not inherently tied to each other).</p> advice (i.e. use profiles as identities not inherently tied to each other).</p>
<p>Examples of the global OS configuration available to apps are configured
locale, time zone, network country code, whether the dark theme is enabled and
other similar global settings. Similar to extension and browser configuration
/ state being fingerprinted by web sites, an app could use a combination of
these things in an attempt to identify the installation. All of these things
vary at runtime and can be changed, but some are fairly unlikely to change in
practice after the initial setup of the device such as the ones listed above.
GrapheneOS will likely add further restrictions in this area and a couple
toggles for certain cases like time zones to use a standard value instead.</p>
<p>Apps can generate their own 128-bit or larger random value and use that as an <p>Apps can generate their own 128-bit or larger random value and use that as an
identifier for the app installation. Apps can create data in their app-specific identifier for the app installation. Apps can create data in their app-specific
external storage directory by default without needing permission, and in the legacy external storage directory by default without needing permission, and in the legacy